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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1918
Page
1
Georgia governor Hugh M. Dorsey urges the legislature to enact general laws to replace local measures. He cites 1917 acts showing 170 of 229 enactments targeted local topics and argues limiting local bills will save time for laws of general public interest. He says normal conditions could prompt immediate steps toward reform.
Reported weekly totals show War Savings Stamps purchases reaching 98 894 dollars with community pledges from districts Coody Pee A TS Sm Worthville and Batalive. Colored citizens contribute part of the fundraising effort totaling six thousand dollars in county subscriptions.
Ordinary J. H. Ham granted temporary letters of administration to Young Johnson Sr. for Bulger Tanner, a Black serviceman who died in Massachusetts. The government will pay over 13,000 in life insurance to his sister Helen Malinda Tanner in monthly installments of 57.50 for 240 months.
The fuel administration announced a coal rationing plan for households to heat homes to 68 degrees, with allocations based on necessity and strict checks. Violations will be prosecuted and excess coal refused. Bituminous production for the week ending June 29 totaled 12.458 million tons, the second highest weekly figure in U.S. history.
Atlanta July 11 The Cotton States Official Advisory Marketing Board outlines a plan for gradual marketing of the 1918 cotton crop urging producers not to sell more than 20 percent in any month and to hold one bale out of every three for twelve months or until war ends. The plan stresses warehouse facilities, county and district canvasses, bank cooperation, and shared burden among producers to prevent surplus distress and ensure orderly marketing.
The department of labor reports adjustments in 39 industrial disputes for a recent week. Eleven strikes and two threatened strikes were settled. Notable resolution included machinists at Curtiss Aeroplane Co in Buffalo where 300 workers quit and 15 000 were affected indirectly.
The funeral for Mrs. H. C. Busbee, killed in a Jackson to Indian Springs car wreck Monday night, was held at County Line church Friday at 11. Her husband arrived in Jackson Thursday. she resided in Atlanta. She is survived by her husband, her father J. L. Thaxton of Griffin, and several brothers and sisters.
State headquarters report only ten Georgia counties have pledged their war savings allotments led by Pike Hancock Spalding Newton Bulloch Irwin Coffee Stephens Whitfield and Wilkes. Georgia shows about half the 57 million quota raised with 25 weeks remaining. Butts county has 284000 allotment with about 100000 pledged and cash purchases urged through banks post office and carriers.
Federal Trade Commission data summarized profits across sectors in 1916 and 1917 with dramatic increases shown for dairy, banks, contractors, flour mills and others. The report notes incomplete data and withheld company names while highlighting high percentages and mixed outcomes across industries and capital levels.
Jackson Presbyterian church members will meet after Sunday services to discuss calling a pastor. Judge H M Fletcher clerk of session notes a congregational meeting will be held immediately after services next Sunday, July 14, for this purpose.
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